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Xiangyang Market - the Shopping Paradise Gabe But you are also ripping-off the companies by buying all the fake stuff. that ends up being a two-way rip-off. In addition, your wife or gf would appreciate it more if you bought her the genuine and authentic stuff instead of all that fake stuff. |
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We Need a Bridge, Seriously The US has its missile defense system ready for the planned North Korean launch. This is really serious stuff that is going on. If I lived out along the West Coast, I would be very jittery under the circumstances. USA Initiates New Missile Shield US makes missile defense system operational By Will Dunham 2 hours, 40 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has moved its ground-based interceptor missile defense system from test mode to operational amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed a Washington Times report that the Pentagon has activated the system, which has been in the developmental stage for years. "It's good to be ready," the official said. U.S. officials say evidence such as satellite pictures suggests Pyongyang may have finished fueling a Taepodong-2 missile, which some experts said could reach as far as Alaska. "There's real caution in how to characterize it so as to not be provocative in our own approach," the defense official said of the move to activate the system. The Pentagon and State Department have said a North Korean missile launch would be seen as "provocative." While military officials also note the United States has a limited missile defense system, they have so far declined to comment on any details about the capabilities or potential use of the system to intercept a North Korean missile. (Additional reporting by Kristin Roberts) |
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We Need a Bridge, Seriously Lie Jun you mentioned the word 'Europe' but I am not quite sure where that is at. I pulled out an old history book which made mention of it but it's not mentioned anywhere in current text books. Can you enlighten me about Europe and the kind of people who live there? Do they all get along and speak the same language there? Maybe I can book a vacation there if the people aren't too primitive. Fill me in. thanks :>)) |
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Weather Forecast: Wet and Hot is the weather a very important thing to discuss when other things are seriously heating up such as 1} The North Koreans' threat to launch a long range missile which can reach the West Coast of the US and 2} the Iranians' dogged pursuit of developing nuclear weapons making capability and the acquisition of long range missiles to carry nuke warheads to Europe? maybe Europeans aren't taking the matter as seriously as millions of Americans and Japanese. |
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We Need a Bridge, Seriously Jie Lun thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated since I am always open to views of others. that's what makes democracy work. I don't believe for a second that our news here in the States is government controlled and censored like you believe. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" 一项儿童政策。 如果它导致足够的女孩，一项儿童政策优良是。 女孩是需要的。 男孩需要女孩。 |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Jian Shuo Wang Please start a new Post on the topic Pete raised...'Assessment and Projections for China's Economic Future over the next 20 years' |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Pete that is a very eye-opening post you made about the feedback you received from that International Business Consultant. I too would be very interested to see what Jian Shuo Wang can come up with in possible rebuttal of that assessment. come on Jian Shuo, show us that Business Consultant's assessment is pure hog-wash and that China's future is rock solid, safe and secure. We don't want Pete and his investor associates to lose over a billion dollars. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" sticking to the sign message of that San Jose restaurant owner, a friend acquaintance said this about it: "this sign would be illegal in France because it would be considered as a sale refusal which is forbidden by the rules about commercial competition , but if a motivation is displayed, for example: we serve only correctly dressed poeple ( suit ant tie ) it would be legal. but a motivation like: we serve only whites or left handed or people who do not wear glasses would be considered discriminatorial." |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" yep, I admit it. I lack the culture to suffer the indignities of a sign like that as a payng icustomer. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Micah are you suggesting that I lack culture? if that kind of a restaurant sign is supposed to imbue people with a special culture, then I guess I must lack cutlure. obviously no classy or fine restaurant would post a sign like that. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" one final thought on that San Jose restaurant sign. As far as I am concerned, the restaurant owner should modify his sign message to make it reciprocal and it should read as follows with a happy face at the end of it: 'WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO EAT HERE AND TO REFUSE OUR SERVICE. " that modified sign would make me feel better about eating there. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Jian Shuo you posted an interesting topic which evoked many different reactions and opinions. Keep them coming, |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" 'Freedom' is great but there are limits even here in the US. for example, freedom of speech doesn't give someone the right to yell *Fire!* in a crowded movie theater when there's no fire just as a joke. a lot of people can get hurt and even killed in a stampede. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Billy you wrote: "I have been living in a few States in the United States. This sign is quite common. It states the restaurant has the right not to serve you, it does not imply any intention to discriminate againist you." Unfortunately and from a hostorical perspective, I think the San Jose restaurant sign is somewhat reminiscent of the signs once used many years ago in the Deep Southern States such as Mississippi which read: "WE RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO SERVE NEGROES" or 'WE DON'T SERVE NI_ _ERS." Those signs obviously had a glaring intent to discriminate against people of African ancestry. I am not suggesting that the restaurant owner in San Jose has any intention of discriminating against people based on skin color but it should be apparent that his sign message can spark in some negative memories of the past. Even the public display of the Confederate Flag in America today is objectionable to many African Americans because it sparks memories of the past of slavery and open racial discrimination. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Gerry, you fabricated the foundational facts by opening up with the following statement: "words always used by governaments to impose their own tailor made of concept of imposed power." that restaurant sign has absolutely nothing to do with government or government power but is a sign put up by the owner of a private business. don't throw government into the pot because it is not there and shouldn't be there. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" There is a heated dispute going on right now over a sign at Geno's Italian restaurant in Philadelphia which says: 'THIS IS AMERICA-WHEN ORDERING SPEAK IN ENGLISH'. I saw a picture of Geno's front window displaying that sign above another sign which says 'WE RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO SERVE ANYONE' Geno's sign has created an uproar among some and legal action apparently is going to be initiated against Geno's. "The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Mary Catherine Roper, a spokeswoman for the American Civil Liberties Union, who said Geno’s “has a right to express its opinion, however offensive. ... But there are specific limitations on places of public accommodation, because they are supposed to be available to everyone.” A city councilman quoted in the paper said the signs were “divisive and mean-spirited.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13272368 / Philly officials eye eatery’s English-only sign City agency expected to file complaint against cheesesteak owner’s effort PHILADELPHIA - City officials are expected to file a complaint Monday against an English-only ordering policy at Geno’s Steaks, one of Philadelphia’s best-known cheesesteak joints that has entered the national immigration debate. Situated in a South Philadelphia immigrant neighborhood, Geno’s has posted small signs telling customers, “This Is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING ‘SPEAK ENGLISH.’” “We’re alleging that the sign itself is enough of an unwelcoming message that it may violate the Fair Practices Act,” Rachel Lawton, acting executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. Owner Joseph Vento, 66, whose grandparents struggled to learn English after immigrating from Sicily in the 1920s, said he posted the sign about six months ago amid concerns over immigration reform and the increasing number of customers who could not order in English when they wanted Philly’s gooey, greasy specialty — fried steak, sliced or chopped, in a long roll, with cheese and fried onions. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" I still fail to see any good and useful purpose for that sign. I knew a restaurant owner once who hated kids and he put signs up 'NO KIDS ALLOWED' why did he do that? because he thought kids were messy and sloppy. he simply didn't want kids messing up his carpet and restaurant by dropping food and spilling their drinks. needless to say, that restaurant owner who obviously didn't want kids in his restaurant eventually went out of business. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" actaully I think that sign is stupid because it doesn't serve a meaningful purpose and something like that is not reasonably needed to help protect the owner's protectable interest in his restaurant establishment. If a customer comes in and is drunk, he or she can be refused service without that sign. Moreover if a customer becomes disruptive and unruly, he can be asked by management to leave. If he refuses to leave, the police can be called. the sign isn't necessary and is really stupid. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Jqian the sign is pretty sweeping in its avowed declaraton of intent--we reserve the right to refuse service to 'anyone'. It is not limited to any specifically defined 'objectionables'. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Dave the First Amendment ony applies to government action and not to private individual action. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Nick, so I am 'homeless' but have money to buy coffee and some scrambled eggs. I am entitled to eat even though I am homeless. why should being 'homeless' be a basis for refusing me service in a restaurant? I want to eat and not 'sleep' in their place. give me a break. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" That restaurant in San Jose is inviting lawuits having a sign like that displayed. On its face it seems totally 'arbitrary' and 'capricious'. I want to be able to walk into any restaurant open to the general public even if I am the color purple with green ears and be able to be served. |
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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" In my opinion I consider that sort of sign very offensive, hostile and 'smacks' of discriminatory animus. I don't see anything like that posted in restaurants and places of public accommodation in and around the US. |
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Escaping from Raffles City That's what we need to do with government workers in Florida and the Gulf Coast who missed work due to hurricane evacuations. Force them to make it all up by working weekends and their vacation periods. Now that would definitely make government more efficient and help reduce the deficit. Hen hao!! |
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Escaping from Raffles City Man, that takes awesome power to completely lockdown all of Shanghai like that. |
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We Need a Bridge, Seriously talking about the need for better 'bridging'. Can you tell me what ‘offending’ parts were excised in China from the Tom Cruise movie Mission Impossible 3? If you find out, let me know the parts that were excised as a result of ‘cultural controls’. Cultural controls For reasons that are still unclear, The DaVinci Code was pulled from mainland theaters after three weeks, despite being on track to be the highest-grossing movie ever in China. The China Film Corporation stated that the cancellation was to make way for more domestic films, but no reason was given why other foreign films which are not making as much as DaVinci were not axed instead. Meanwhile, Mission: Impossible 3, which was partially filmed in China, was finally released, after offending parts were edited out of the movie. No matter that the unauthorized version has been widely (and illegally) available on DVD for weeks |
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Escaping from Raffles City Jian Shuo, why didn't they have the meeting out in the countryside somewhere so they didn't have to shut down the city and prevent people from going to work? There is that big lake and yacht club west of Shanghai where they could have met. |
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46A is the Best Seat on Boeing 747 Jian Shuo You may not be able to enjoy those comfy and spacious Boeing seats in future years. The Chinese obviously want an Airbus manufacturing plant in China. They also likely want all of Airbus’s technical and proprietary info. Question: will Airbus sell its technical *Airbus* heart and soul to China? Plane plant? Airbus is considering building a plant in Tianjin, which would be the first of its manufacturing facilities to be located outside of Europe. China has approved the French company's plan to build an A320 assembly plant, but Airbus has not yet made a final decision. The Chinese market for planes is expected to reach US$230 billion by 2023; as of October 31, 2005, Airbuses made up about 29% of the Chinese fleet. Boeing is still the leader in this market, something a China Airbus plant could possibly change. |
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Companies in Silicon Valley thanks Jian Shuo for teaching the origin of the Cisco name. is that little tidbit in company literature? any tech companies in Shanghai called 'Hai'? |
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We Need a Bridge, Seriously Yeah right ILH. Guess you believe that everyone should have nuclear weapons, even those who have already announced they will use them to destroy a neighboring nation. Good thinking ILH. |
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We Need a Bridge, Seriously this is very disappointing. However, it is no surprise that China and Russia both refused to join in a statement of threatening sanctions against Iran if it doesn't stop work on developing nuclear weapons. China wants oil to continue to flow from Iran and other trade. the Islamic extremist regime in Iran with nuclear weapons capability will be a horrible threat to world peace and security....a horrible one. why is it that the Chinese fail to recognize the threat if Iran acquires nuclear weapons? the Europeans are very much opposed to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons making capability and also the US. I don't see the world on the road to peace with this stuff going on. the big difference in thinking is causing more conflict, not less. Wednesday June 14, 2:45 AM China, Russia refuse to join Iran sanctions statement AFP Photo China and Russia refused to join with other world powers in a statement that would threaten sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, during diplomatic jostling at the UN nuclear watchdog. In a further blow to US efforts to present a united front at a meeting here of the International Atomic Energy Agency, non-aligned nations were preparing a text reaffirming Tehran's right to enrich uranium. Diplomats played down the significance of the cracks, however, saying member states on the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors would try not to hinder an international offer to Iran of benefits if it reins in its nuclear ambitions. "Everybody feels they want this package (of benefits) to have every possible chance of success," a Western diplomat told AFP. China and Russia -- both Iranian allies and trading partners -- had joined Britain, France, Germany and the United States on June 1 in urging Iran to halt enrichment and join talks offering trade and other benefits in return for it guaranteeing not to make nuclear arms. The offer threatened UN Security Council action, including sanctions, if Iran failed to comply. A second Western diplomat said the United States had been seeking a new statement in Vienna from the six world powers calling on Iran to accept the June 1 offer and setting out both possible benefits and sanctions for Iran. But Russia and China were reluctant to sign up this time. |
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46A is the Best Seat on Boeing 747 It is clear to me that the Chinese love the spacious seats on a Boeing 747 aircraft. Jian Shuo Wang loves seat 46A. He could stretch his legs and press his nose against the glass to look out without any difficulty flying from San Francisco back to Shanghai. He never could have had this comfort flying in a cramped and stuffy Airbus |
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Luoyang Trip Report I like the pics of your city but I also like to see close-up pics of people. |